"I think this is the best thing I've ever been involved with," he said.

Manley gets Christmas trees from farms across the United States that are sent to military bases in the country and overseas.

"Some of the trees end up in Afghanistan, on aircraft carriers and tankers," Manley said. "We get sent pictures back in deserts with Christmas trees on them. People absolutely love it. It reminds them of home."

To help spread the holiday cheer, FedEx teamed up with Trees for Troops by donating its trucks and all the costs of transportation to deliver the trees.

"It's just a way for us to give back and provide the transportation and help out the troops," said Ray Meyer of FedEx.

Helping the troops is why Sue Greenlaw got her fifth-grade students from Bethlehem Elementary School involved. Leading up to Monday, students called local businesses to ask for donations.

"They are learning they can make a difference in someone else's life, and that's a huge lesson," she said.

On Monday morning, the students and some of their parents were at The Rocks in Bethlehem to load the Christmas trees into the FedEx truck. Organizers said 420 trees from New Hampshire and Vermont were donated.